Dating apps like Tinder and Bumble are banning users identified in photos from the Capitol riot, and some users are relaying incriminating evidence to the FBI (Washington Post) Science & TechDating apps like Tinder and Bumble are banning users identified...News and GossipJanuary 17, 2021
The attack on the Capitol sparked a tense debate among online extremism researchers about crowdsourced efforts to identify the rioters and “ethical doxxing” (Issie Lapowsky/Protocol) Science & TechThe attack on the Capitol sparked a tense debate among...News and GossipJanuary 17, 2021
Deliveroo says it has raised $180M in new funding from existing investors led by Durable Capital Partners and Fidelity Management at a $7B+ valuation (Tim Bradshaw/Financial Times) Science & TechDeliveroo says it has raised $180M in new funding from...News and GossipJanuary 17, 2021
Science & Tech Yidu Tech, which offers AI software to the health care industry, saw its shares jump 148% in its Hong Kong debut on Friday after raising ~$531M in its IPO (Chloe Lo/Bloomberg)News and GossipJanuary 17, 2021 by News and GossipJanuary 17, 202101 A look at the raging debate inside Wikipedia, where neutrality is prized above all, on what to call the attack on the Capitol — On... Read more
Science & Tech Analytics firm Zignal Labs: online misinformation about election fraud dropped 73% in the week after several social media sites suspended Trump and key allies (Washington Post)News and GossipJanuary 16, 2021 by News and GossipJanuary 16, 202102 A look at the raging debate inside Wikipedia, where neutrality is prized above all, on what to call the attack on the Capitol — On... Read more
Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson calls out tech leaders for bailing on SF and being rude about it as they leave, says he is staying and working to make the city better (Heather Knight/San Francisco Chronicle)News and GossipJanuary 16, 2021 by News and GossipJanuary 16, 202101 A look at the raging debate inside Wikipedia, where neutrality is prized above all, on what to call the attack on the Capitol — On... Read more
Science & Tech Miami PD says it is using facial recognition tech from Clearview AI to identify Capitol rioters, raising concerns among civil liberty and privacy advocates (Bloomberg)News and GossipJanuary 16, 2021 by News and GossipJanuary 16, 202103 A look at the raging debate inside Wikipedia, where neutrality is prized above all, on what to call the attack on the Capitol — On... Read more
Science & Tech Facebook says it is temporarily banning ads for gun accessories and military gear through next week’s inauguration “out of an abundance of caution” (BuzzFeed News)News and GossipJanuary 16, 2021 by News and GossipJanuary 16, 202101 A look at the raging debate inside Wikipedia, where neutrality is prized above all, on what to call the attack on the Capitol — On... Read more
More than 20 current and former CD Projekt staff say development of Cyberpunk 2077 was marred by unchecked ambition, poor planning, and technical shortcomings (Jason Schreier/Bloomberg)News and GossipJanuary 16, 2021 by News and GossipJanuary 16, 202100 A look at the raging debate inside Wikipedia, where neutrality is prized above all, on what to call the attack on the Capitol — On... Read more
Interviews with more than two dozen tech execs and workers who have left San Francisco for other parts of the US over the last year amid a rise in remote work (Nellie Bowles/New York Times)News and GossipJanuary 16, 2021 by News and GossipJanuary 16, 202104 A look at the raging debate inside Wikipedia, where neutrality is prized above all, on what to call the attack on the Capitol — On... Read more
Science & Tech Sources: investors, including BlackRock, GIC, and Silver Lake, who invested $10.3B in Ant’s 2018 pre-IPO round are left with illiquid stakes after canceled IPO (Financial Times)News and GossipJanuary 16, 2021 by News and GossipJanuary 16, 202101 A look at the raging debate inside Wikipedia, where neutrality is prized above all, on what to call the attack on the Capitol — On... Read more
Science & Tech Tencent Music acquires China-based Lazy Audio, which provides audiobooks, podcasts, and radio shows, for $417M (Eva Mathews/Reuters)News and GossipJanuary 16, 2021 by News and GossipJanuary 16, 202101 A look at the raging debate inside Wikipedia, where neutrality is prized above all, on what to call the attack on the Capitol — On... Read more
Science & Tech How a group of Dorsey’s lieutenants overcame his reluctance to ban Trump’s account when it became clear Trump was using his Twitter presence to incite violence (New York Times)News and GossipJanuary 16, 2021 by News and GossipJanuary 16, 202100 A look at the raging debate inside Wikipedia, where neutrality is prized above all, on what to call the attack on the Capitol — On... Read more
